I Was Seven
(Recorded by Alice Marie)


i never had an attic
i never had a basement
but i had secrets, i had secrets
i never had a best friend
i never had a childhood
but i had secrets, i had secrets

hiding in books about amityville
reading tales darker than mine
making my bed with sheets full of dread
pretending that everything’s fine

nancy drew, what’s wrong with you
can’t you stop this intrusion
nancy, please bring bess and george
tell me it’s all an illusion

i never saw it coming
i never had a clue
i was seven, i was seven
i never called for help
i never said a damned thing
i was seven, only seven

i closed the door, but it wouldn’t lock
thunder protected his footsteps
we had the prettiest house on the block
lightning would visit again and again and again and again and again

this man he had a daughter
this man he had a son
across the hall, across the hall
the son took after daddy
the son went after me
that same fall, where’s my doll

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This song was mentioned by a member of Pandora's Aquarium.

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